About Glass Rainscreens

Advanced, Customizable, Maintenance-Friendly

Glass is a perfect material choice for rainscreen cladding due to its characteristic ease of maintenance, resilience to permanent staining (including graffiti), and timeless aesthetic appeal. A non-porous building material, glass is uniquely positioned to stand up to the punishing effects of water, salt spray (in coastal environments), wind, and time. Glass is also a non-combustible building material, an important added benefit.

The unprecedented technological development of the architectural glass industry has produced a never-before-seen variety of decorative glass options suitable for rainscreen applications. Colored and patterned glass varieties are especially popular. They help “brand” and differentiate buildings, creating dynamic contemporary facades. Advanced, customizable architectural glass types, including photographic printed interlayers for laminated safety glass and direct-to-glass printing techniques for tempered safety glass, can convert building facades into art canvasses of architectural scale and proportions.